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On this day
October 14
219 years ago · 1807
“A full pardon is hereby proclaimed to each and all of such individuals as shall within four months from the date hereof surrender themselves to the commanding officer of any…”
— Thomas Jefferson
138 years ago · 1888
“I can not believe that this is a case in which a pension should be granted.”
— Grover Cleveland
134 years ago · 1892
“Now, therefore, I, Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested by the agreements and statutes hereinbefore mentioned and by other the…”
— Ben Harrison